Morton DaCosta (March 7, 1914 â€" January 26, 1989) was an American
theatre and film director, film producer, writer, and actor.Born
Morton Tecosky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, DaCosta began his career
as an actor in the Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's The Skin
of Our Teeth starring Tallulah Bankhead in 1942 . A decade later he
made his stage directing debut with The Grey-Eyed People.DaCosta had a
string of hit Broadway productions in the 1950s: Plain and Fancy, No
Time for Sergeants, Auntie Mame and The Music Man.Additional Broadway
directing credits include Sherry!, The Women, Saratoga, and Maggie
Flynn. He also wrote the book for the latter two productions.
theatre and film director, film producer, writer, and actor.Born
Morton Tecosky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, DaCosta began his career
as an actor in the Broadway production of Thornton Wilder's The Skin
of Our Teeth starring Tallulah Bankhead in 1942 . A decade later he
made his stage directing debut with The Grey-Eyed People.DaCosta had a
string of hit Broadway productions in the 1950s: Plain and Fancy, No
Time for Sergeants, Auntie Mame and The Music Man.Additional Broadway
directing credits include Sherry!, The Women, Saratoga, and Maggie
Flynn. He also wrote the book for the latter two productions.
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